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OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationships between hypothermia and pH at surgery end and postoperative red blood cell (RBC) transfusion in massively transfused adult cardiac surgery patients. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Single tertiary care, academic medical center. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 395 adult…

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To explore cigarette smoking and health-promoting behaviours among disadvantaged adults before their tuberculosis diagnosis and after their tuberculosis treatment. BACKGROUND: Although tuberculosis infection is associated with impaired immune function, healthy lifestyle habits can play a role in i…

OBJECTIVES: This study's objective was to determine whether tuition in medical documentation enhanced the ability of emergency medicine interns to produce effective medical records. METHODS: The study adopted a case control design, using a retrospective document audit methodology, following an education intervention d…

BACKGROUND: There is a growing need for palliative care services located outside of hospitals. OBJECTIVE: This study's objective was to evaluate a home-based, nonhospice, palliative medicine (PM) consultation practice within a fee-for-service environment. METHOD: Hospital and emergency department (ED) utilization and…

The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (LDX) for the treatment of executive functioning deficits in adults (ages 18-60) with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The study's primary outcome measure was the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Adult (BRIEF-A). Secondary…

OBJECTIVE: Estimate and compare prevalence of events related to pregnancy (pregnancy, low birth weight, premature delivery, spontaneous abortion, stillbirth, congenital malformation, and multiple births) in populations exposed and non-exposed to environmental contaminants in Santos and São Vicente Estuary. METHOD…

BACKGROUND/AIMS: In this study, we have attempted to identify and assess factors that would be most predictive of postoperative incisional surgical site infection (SSI) in colorectal surgery, including representative markers for nutrition or obesity. METHODS: 152 patients who underwent elective colorectal resection we…

OBJECTIVES: The study's purpose is to examine the relationship between childlessness and two key indicators of older Americans' economic well-being: income and wealth. METHODS: Using the Health and Retirement Survey, the study estimates this relationship and compares findings from standard ordinary least squares, rand…

Neglect patients classically fail to orient and respond to stimuli appearing on their contralesional side. Traditionally, the neglect syndrome has been associated with damage to the right inferior parietal lobule (IPL) and the right temporo-parietal junction (TPJ). Neglect is popularly assessed by two different tasks:…

BACKGROUND: Patients commonly experience palpable effects from antihypertensives. Few studies have examined patients' experiences of these effects and how they influence patients' behaviour and medicine-taking. OBJECTIVES: To describe the palpable effects that patients attribute to their antihypertensive tablets and t…

BACKGROUND: It is important to study the factors which modulate ageing, among which physical activity (PA) seems to have a very important role on the health status and quality of life of the elderly. To be effective, any intervention specifically targeted to promote PA should be based on the knowledge of the population…

Clinicians across the globe face overwhelming dissatisfaction and burden with electronic health records due to poor usability and the sheer volume of data collection requirements. In the United States, electronic health records are noted to be a principal source of distress, dissatisfaction, and endless workarounds, le…

Credibility of scientific claims is established with evidence for their replicability using new data. According to common understanding, replication is repeating a study's procedure and observing whether the prior finding recurs. This definition is intuitive, easy to apply, and incorrect. We propose that replication is…

Engaging a diverse stakeholder group, including patients, clinicians, policy makers, and leadership from national professional organizations as partners in research supports the pursuit of patient-centered outcomes. Utilizing the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Engagement Principles and applying adult learnin…

OBJECTIVE: This study's objective was to understand how art therapy and mindfulness meditation could be integrated together in the context of different cultures and political violence and in work with asylum seekers suffering from trauma. METHOD: We conducted a qualitative phenomenological study based on the social co…

BACKGROUND: Uncontrolled crying (UC) is a prevalent poststroke phenomenon of elderly patients, socially disabling and interfering with rehabilitation. There are many differences in opinions and nonclarity in the literature relating to UC. OBJECTIVE: To examine two basic questions regarding UC that have as yet not been…

This study investigated the influence of patient and provider gender on the outcomes of medication-history interviewing. In a previous study, 112 pharmacy students conducted medication-history interviews with 2 simulated patients. A secondary analysis was accomplished using complete data from 85 of the original 112 pha…

On September 28, 1994, the investigators of the Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study (ACAS) reported the interim results of a randomized controlled clinical trial of carotid endarterectomy in patients who have asymptomatic carotid stenosis of greater than 60% reduction in diameter. In addition to aspirin and aggr…

BACKGROUND: In patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), early mortality, defined as death within 30 days following diagnosis, is the main driver of overall survival. Intensivists play a pivotal role in the management of patients with APL. METHOD: The PubMed and Embase databases were searched on December 1, 20…

This study's objectives were to investigate how delegates of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), particularly chief veterinary officers (CVOs), make decisions requiring immediate action, having national/international impacts on animal health and welfare and/or human health, and how the process creates new…